sit by

英 [sɪt baɪ]

美 [sɪt baɪ]

（对错误或违法的事情）坐视不理，作壁上观

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB (对错误或违法的事情)坐视不理，作壁上观
  If yousit bywhile something wrong or illegal is happening, you allow it to happen and do not do anything about it.
  1. We can't just sit by and watch you throw your life away...
     我们不能眼睁睁地看着你毁掉自己的生活。
  2. The use of ozone-depleting chemicals grew dramatically and the government sat idly by.
     消耗臭氧的化学物质的使用急剧增多，政府却坐视不理。

英英释义

verb

• be inactive or indifferent while something is happening
  1. Don't just sit by while your rights are violated!
  Synonym:sit back

双语例句

• After supper, I sit by the fire.
  晚饭后，我坐在火边。
• At this point a man left his seat across the room and come to sit by her.
  正在这时坐在屋子另一头的一个男人离开自己的座位，走过来坐在她身旁。
• I sit by the form in the coffin.
  我坐在你的灵柩旁等。
• Come and sit by me ( by my side).
  来，坐在我的旁边。
• I could not see my father weep, and sit by, careless.
  我不能坐视我的父亲流泪而无动于衷。
• We can't just sit by and watch you throw your life away
  我们不能眼睁睁地看着你毁掉自己的生活。
• You can sit by me.
  你可以坐在我旁边。
• We decided we'll all sit by you.
  我们决定都挨着哥哥坐。
• You watch the Olympics by day and sit by the computer by night.
  你白天看奥运，晚上就坐在电脑旁。
• All day long to sit by the door?
  整天坐在门口？